Dingxi — soy milk shops at the Zhongzheng Bridge end and Lehua Night Market, with Taipei just across the bridge
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Yonghe has more than 30,000 people per square kilometer, making it the most densely populated district in New Taipei City. In the morning, head to Yonghe Road Section 2 near the Zhongzheng Bridge end—those 24-hour soy milk shops are the original birthplace of Yonghe soy milk, famous island-wide since the 1970s. Walking from the bridge toward the river to Bo'ai Street, the stretch near Yang San-lang Art Museum has been turned into a pedestrian walkway called Art Street. In the evening, head further south—Lehua Night Market is just over 600 meters from Dingxi Station.
For everyday shopping, this neighborhood ranks 9th among New Taipei's 100 neighborhoods, and 5th for healthcare access—you don't need to go far for shopping or seeing a doctor. Crossing the river is easy too: the old Chuanduan Bridge next to Zhongzheng Bridge has been restored and, since September 2026, has been reserved for pedestrians and cyclists, letting you walk or bike across the Xindian River to Taipei's Zhongzheng District.
In street-view photos, this neighborhood comes in 97th for cleanliness and 92nd for buildings—both near the bottom of New Taipei's 100 neighborhoods. The streets are narrow and winding because the original urban plan was only designed for 30,000 residents, and the population now is far larger. Most of the land originally reserved for parks has since been built over with housing and schools, leaving very little usable green space in the urban area. The MRT only has one stop here, Dingxi Station—Yongan Market Station falls outside the neighborhood.
The Chuanduan Bridge was completed in 1937 and renamed Zhongzheng Bridge after the war. The 1955 urban plan modeled itself on England's garden city concept, with narrow, winding streets designed for only 30,000 residents and seven planned parks. As the population later surged, most of the land reserved for parks was reallocated for schools and housing. After the war, Yonghe was originally part of Zhonghe Township, becoming an independent town in April 1958; local elder Yang Zhongzuo named it Yonghe, hoping for lasting peace and harmony among its different communities. In the 1970s, the soy milk shops at the Zhongzheng Bridge end made Yonghe soy milk famous across Taiwan. The old Chuanduan Bridge finished renovation on September 21, 2026, and was converted into a pedestrian-and-bicycle-only bridge.
Compared with the 100 New Taipei neighborhoods in this guide (scores 0–10)
NHI-contracted hospitals, public elementary and junior high schools whose catchment covers this area (estimated from the New Taipei City Education Department's 2026 school-year catchment lists, treating every neighborhood in a village as equal in size; "Shared catchment" marks a free-choice zone where families can pick between two or more schools), high schools and universities within 1 km, stations, parks of 1 ha or more (OpenStreetMap), and large shopping malls and department stores (OpenStreetMap).
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